special education

BROCKETT: To Retain Special Education Teachers, Treat Them Like the Experts They Are

Kara Brockett is the director of special education at KIPP: Newark. She has worked with students with disabilities for over…

2 years ago

A Special Education Teacher Finds the ‘Silver Lining’ to COVID

Julie Mower is Executive Director of The Phoenix Center in Nutley, NJ. Ashley Agresti began her career at The Phoenix…

2 years ago

Montclair Superintendent Surprises Everyone–Including the School Board–With 83 Staff Cuts

To the surprise of Montclair families, teachers, and support personnel, Superintendent Jonathan Ponds just announced that the district has issued…

3 years ago

‘We Can’t Breathe’: Elizabeth City Community Members Assail District Leadership

At Elizabeth Board of Education’s public meeting last Thursday, racist social media posts by Superintendent Olga Hugelmeyer’s husband weren’t the…

3 years ago

Special Education Teacher Accuses Elizabeth School District Leadership of ‘Horrific Acts’ Against Community

At last night's public meeting of the Elizabeth Board of Education, former special education teacher Luann Breese charged school board…

3 years ago

MCKENNA: As School Problems Mount and Staff Shortages Persist, Parents Are Pissed

Laura McKenna is an education writer based in New Jersey. You can find her at www.lauramckenna.com. This was originally published at Laura…

3 years ago

Asbury Park Teachers: ‘Our Administrators Are Breaking the Law!’

Three months ago NJ Education Report released a copy of a letter from Asbury Park Education Association President John Napolitani…

3 years ago

VIDEO: Latina Advocate Fights for Daniel’s Breath While Elizabeth School District Remains Silent

Over the past year NJ Education Report has followed the travails of Maria Lorenz, who has two sons with special…

3 years ago

Amid Teacher Shortages, Murphy’s Ed Department Doesn’t Even Pick Up the Phone

Waiting 45 minutes on hold during a lunch break and having to hang up without ever gettting through. Months elapsing…

3 years ago

Judge Rules Three-Year-Old With Two Speech Disorders Can’t Attend Preschool Without a Mask

Katharine Hart of Medford Lakes has a son who just turned three years old, a preschooler who became eligible for…

3 years ago